NY Giants players lend a helping hand to Community Foodbank of NJ in Hillside

Pictured NY Giants Wide Receiver Hakeem Nicks (fourth from right), led the way as he and teammates; Fullback Henry Hynoski (second from left), Wide Receiver Ramses Barden (third from left), and Guard Chris Snee (second from right) responded to a call for emergency assistance from the Community Food Bank of New Jersey and helped unload the turkeys. They were joined by Stop & Shop Turkey Express Ambassadors Joe Gondek (far left), Arlene Putterman (fifth from left), Charlie Dedeyn (far right) and Danielle Howard (third from right).Independent Press

In an effort to restore normalcy to Thanksgiving for New Jersey residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy, NY Giants players helped Stop & Shop Supermarket unload 1,500 turkeys that the supermarket donated to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.

Stop & Shop’s Turkey Express program delivered nearly 21,000 turkeys to hunger relief organizations in New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Connecticut this holiday season. In addition to the Turkey Express program, Stop & Shop continues to fight hunger through the Food for Friends campaign, which will raise more than $2 million this year for more than 300 local hunger relief organizations through the six states that it operates in.

The FoodBank says for many families, a Thanksgiving Turkey allowed them to restore normal day to day routine to their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The players say they hope their efforts will lead others to help the Community FoodBank of New Jersey and other charitable organizations, help those in need at this difficult time.